Fish Behavior in the Aquarium and in the Wild - Hardcover

Reebs, Stephan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801439159 ISBN 13: 9780801439155

Publisher: Comstock Publishing Associates, 2001

Synopsis

A home aquarium seems a peaceful place. Gazing at its inhabitants as they swim slowly through their small universe is a soothing, even hypnotic, experience. But this seeming tranquillity is only surface deep. Like their wild counterparts, these tiny, glittering beings exhibit a wide array of fascinating behaviors.Stéphan Reebs provides a delightfully entertaining, yet scientifically grounded, look at what fishes do and how they do it. From defending their young, to seeking out the perfect sexual partner, to telling time, fishes display a variety of behaviors that may not be readily apparent to the casual observer. Reebs not only describes the behaviors, but also outlines simple experiments that can be performed by observers wishing to learn for themselves just how resourceful--and bizarre--these creatures can be.How Fish Behave introduces us to damselfishes that sing like birds, elephantfishes that communicate electrically, and sticklebacks that deceive other fish into believing they have found food. Drawing on the experimental evidence behind such intrinsically interesting responses, Reebs demonstrates how science is conducted in the field of animal behavior.

About this title

About the Author

Stéphan Reebs is Professor of Biology at the University of Moncton, Canada. He has published numerous articles on animal behavior.

Edition details

• Publisher: Comstock Publishing Associates
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801439159
• ISBN 13: 9780801439155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272